Millennials Would Rather Have Good Food Than Good Sex, Shows Study

Same.

Aug 10, 2016 2:41am

On a recent plane trip, I was sat next to a very inquisitive 11-year-old who peppered me with ultimatums such as: "Would you rather have cockroaches crawl all over you, or lay on a bed of nails?" and: "Would you rather have your fingernails pulled off, or your arms bent all the way backward?", etc. etc.

And so I have very little sympathy for the 11,976 people who took part in this recent study. The ultimatum? Choose between a meal at a nice restaurant, and sex. A difficult task, sure, but if they (theoretically) miss out on the meal, they're still left with sex, and if they (theoretically) miss out on the sex, they get to enjoy the nice meal. All without anyone having to imagine what it would be like to be covered by insects that have been known to eat their own skin.

When posed with the statement: "Given the choice between sex and an excellent dinner at a restaurant, I would choose the dinner," only 26 per cent of men agreed, with 74 per cent opting for the sex. 42 per cent of women chose the dinner, compared to 58 per cent of women who chose sex. 51 per cent of women agreed that food could be just as pleasurable as sex, while only 46 per cent of men said the same thing.

Interestingly, when the results were broken down by age, 54 per cent of millennials (aged 18-34) said they'd take the dinner over sex, thanks very much.

I have a few questions. How do I become involved in such studies? Who are the men doing such a terrible job at sex with the ladies in this survey? And is this why it's so hard to get a table at Hubert?